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Heat and Electricity

Chapter 15 Vocabulary practice

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circuita continuous path through which electric charges flow
conductionthe transfer of thermal energy that results from the collision of particles
convectionthe transfer of thermal energy through the movement of a liquid or a gas
current electricitythe flow of electric charges through a wire
electromagnettemporary magnet that is made by passing an electric current through a coil of wire that surrounds an iron core
heatthe transfer of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler ones
insulationa substance that conducts thermal energy poorly
parallel circuita circuit in which there is more than one path for the current to follow
radiationthe transfer of thermal energy as waves
series circuita circuit in which there is only one path for the current to follow
static electricitythe electrical charge that builds up on an object that has gained or lost electrons
thermal energythe kinetic energy of the moving particles of a substance or object


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